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Frank B. Youle is a well known and highly respected citizen of Cheney Grove Township, now living at Saybrook. He was born Sept. 15, 1864, in Tazewell County, Ill., the son of George and Elizabeth (Seeley) Youle.
George Youle was born in Yorkshire, England, July 6, 1832, and came to the United States in 1852, with his parents, George and Anne (Stone) Youle. George Youle, father of the subject of this sketch, followed stock- raising and farming during his entire life and was successful. He died Feb. 9, 1913, and his daughter, Miss Jessie Youle, now operates the home place in Bellflower Township. Mr. and Mrs. Youle were the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, married Charles A. Tracy, lives in Omaha, Neb .; George E., deceased; Frank B., the subject of this sketch; Mary Corbley, lives at Champaign, Ill .; Jessie, lives in Bellflower Township; John W., lives at Hannibal, Mo .; Charles A., lives at Saybrook, Ill .; Clarence, lives in Bellflower Township; Wallace, lives at Saybrook, Ill .; Claud and Floyd, live at Seattle, Wash .; and A. T., lives at Saybrook, Ill.
Frank B. Youle was educated in the district schools and engaged in farming for himself when he was 22 years of age. For many years he has been an extensive feeder of cattle and hogs and also engaged in general farming. Mr. Youle owns 613 acres of good farm land in Bellflower Township, but has lived at Saybrook since 1902.
On Feb. 1, 1887, Mr. Youle was married to Miss Nettie Webber, a native of Ludlow, Ill., born Nov. 1, 1865, and the daughter of J. S. and
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Seraphine (LeNeve) Webber. Mr. Webber is deceased, having died Dec. 8, 1906, and his wife is 89 years of age and lives at Paxton, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Webber were the parents of the following children: William Perry, deceased; Almond F., lives retired at Paxton, Ill .; John L., retired, lives at Logansport, Ind .; Julia B. Corbly, lives at Paxton, Ill .; Charles H., lives in Canada; Lindsey, at Ludlow, Ill .; Mrs. Youle; and Ross, lives at Pax- ton, Ill.
To Frank B. and Nettie (Webber) Youle one child has been born: Sanford Webber, born Oct. 26, 1894. He attended the Agricultura College of Indiana, where he studied agriculture, and on Feb. 12, 1917, he was married to Miss Ruth Ferland, and to this union one child has been born, Marguerite, born Aug. 5, 1918.
Frank B. Youle is a member of the Methodist Church. He is an energetic man who stands well in the esteem of his neighbors and fellow citizens.
H. B. Ulmer, cashier of the Anchor State Bank, is a prominent citizen of Anchor Township. He was born at Arrowsmith, Ill., Dec. 12, 1888, and is the son of George and Minnie Ulmer, residents of Anchor Township, McLean County.
Mr. Ulmer received his education in the public schools and after finishing high school at Colfax, Ill., attended Illinois Wesleyan University "for two years. Since the time of the reorganization of the Anchor State Bank in 1921, Mr. Ulmer has been cashier. He is unmarried.
The Anchor State Bank was originaly a private banking concern. After being known as Smith & Ward, it was purchased by Jacob Marten on Jan. 1, 1904, and thereafter was known as Barnes & Marten. At the time of its reorganization in 1921 it became a state bank with a capital of $25,000 and a surplus of $5,000. The present officers of the bank are: Jacob Marten, president; J. H. Nafziger, vice-president; H. B. Ulmer, cashier; and M. G. Marten, assistant cashier. The directors are Jacob Marten, Clifford Brown, Charles Brucker, William C. Schletter, and J. H. Nafziger. The Anchor State Bank is among the dependable and thriving banking institutions of the county.
Miss M. G. Marten, assistant cashier, is the daughter of Jacob and Cordelia (Strathoff) Marten. She was born Jan. 29, 1888, and received
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her education in the public schools and also attended Brown's Business College in Bloomington. Miss Marten has been connected with the Anchor State Bank since 1905.
John Martensen, a prominent merchant of Anchor and a well known and substantial citizen of McLean County, is a native of Illinois. He was born in LaSalle County, July 1, 1868, and is a son of Peter and Annie (Lambert) Martensen, natives of Hanover, Germany, where the birth of the former occurred Jan. 29, 1833, and that of the latter, Nov. 1, 1836.
Peter Martensen, who followed farming successfully for many years, came to the United States when he was 22 years old. Proceeding directly to LaSalle County, Ill., he secured employment on the construction gang of a railroad then being built there, continuing at that work for a consid- erable period. Later he purchased 80 acres of land in the same county, on which he engaged in farming until 1876. He then removed to Anchor Township, McLean County, where he farmed for many years. In 1891 he retired and went to Bloomington, where he died Aug. 18, 1918. His wife died Dec. 16, 1901. Their family was composed of seven children, three of whom are living: John, the subject of this sketch; Pauline Wurz- berger, lives near Bloomington; and Caroline Perice, lives at Bloomington.
John Martensen received his education in the Miller district school in Anchor Township and assisted his father in the work of the home farm until he became of age. He then began farming for himself on land rented from his father. After his marriage he had full charge of a 160 acre farm belonging to his father in Cropsey Township. Mr. Martensen came to Anchor in 1920 and engaged in the implement and hardware business, in which he has been successful.
On Feb. 19, 1891, Mr. Martensen was united in marriage with Miss Minnie Fedderson, who was born in Germany, May 6, 1867, the daughter of Thomas and Marie (Uck) Fedderson. Her parents spent their entire lives in Germany and are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Martensen have five children, as follows: Mabel Pauline, the wife of J. W. Martens, born Nov. 9, 1891, lives near Anchor, and has two children, Merrill and Betty ; Elsie Elizabeth, the wife of Harry Newman, born Sept. 28, 1893, lives near Fairbury, Ill .; Irvin Peter, born Sept. 15, 1895, was killed in France
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while serving with the army in the World War; Clarence Dewey, born Feb. 18, 1899, a farmer, lives on the home place in Anchor Township; and Delmer Everett, born Dec. 19, 1905, a student. Mrs. Elsie Elizabeth Newman has four children; Mildred, Berneda, John Wayne and Margaret.
Irvin Peter Martensen enlisted Dec. 11, 1917, at Bloomington, Ill. He was sent to Jefferson Barricks, Mo., then in February to Camp Grant, Ill. In March he was sent to Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. In April he was sent to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. In April, 1918, with Company A, 7th Infantry, 3rd Division, he was sent overseas. In the first battle, on June 21, 1918, he was killed at Chateau Thierry. He is buried in France.
Mr. Martensen is a Republican and has served as school director for a number of years. He is a member of the United Brethren Church and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Martensen is known for his integrity and his family is among the representative citizens of McLean County.
Mrs. Mattie Allen, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Anchor Township, was born in Sangamon County, Ill., March 14, 1864, the daughter of George W. and Willie Ann (Bell) Brown.
George W. Brown was born in Kentucky, Feb. 15, 1833, and came to Illinois at the age of 21 years, locating at Springfield. In 1856 he was married to Miss Willie Ann Bell, also a native of Kentucky, and the daughter of R. P. and Frances (Bruce) Bell. Mr. Brown became a promi- nent farmer of Bellflower Township, McLean County, and died in Chicago, Oct. 1, 1898. His wife died Dec. 25, 1918. They were the parents of 10 children, as follows: Alonzo T., Charles, and Rolla, all deceased; Ella Mortimer, lives at Pontiac, Ill .; Mattie, the subject of this sketch; Lizzie Lambert, lives in Chicago; Edward, deceased; Harry Wesley, Anchor Township; Stella Cain, lives at Paxton, Ill .; and Arthur, died Oct. 5, 1921.
Mattie Brown received her education in the public schools of Fairbury, Ill., and later attended Chicago University, and studied art under private teachers. On Feb. 14, 1885, she was married to Mr. Solomon Allen, who was born at Unity, N. H., July 3, 1836.
Solomon Allen's parents died when he was a small boy. He attended the district schools of New Hampshire and came to Illinois at the age of
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19 years, locating in Woodford County, near Peoria. After his marriage Mr. Allen engaged in the real estate business at Fairbury, in which he was very successful. He died Sept. 12, 1898. To Mr. and Mrs. Allen one daughter was born, Ruby Downs, born Dec. 21, 1891. She has two chil- dren, Allen and Theodore.
Mrs. Mattie Allen has lived on her farm in Anchor Township for the past ten years. It contains 160 acres of good farm land. Mrs. Allen is a member of the Methodist Church and belongs to the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Solomon Allen was a Republican, a member of the Congregational Church and belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America. He was always upright and fair in his business dealings and as a citizen was the upholder of high standards.
Edward B. Meeker, deceased, was among the substantial and highly esteemed citizens of McLean County. He lives at Cropsey. Mr. Meeker was born near Tremont, Tazewell County, Ill., April 26, 1847, the son of Moses R. and Mary A. (Davidson) Meeker, the former born in Newark, N. J., Jan. 7, 1822, and the latter in Pennsylvania, March 7, 1822. The old homestead dwelling in New Jersey, long ago occupied by Moses R. Meeker and his family, still stands, and has been used for more than 115 years.
At a very early period Moses R. Meeker started westward on horse- back, staying a short time in Indiana, and riding through the locality where Chicago now is, the site being then marked only by Fort Dearborn and a few scattered and insignificant buildings. At that time he had but 25 cents. He finally reached Tazewell County and not long afterwards bought 160 acres of land and 900 acres of swamp, at about $2.50 per acre. All the land was subsequently tiled and put into the best condition. Beside the Tazewell County property Moses R. Meeker was the owner of a large farm in McLean County. In 1884 he withdrew from active pur- suits and he and his wife took up their residence in the town of Pekin, where both died in 1891.
Edward B. Meeker worked on his father's home farm in Tazewell County until the time of his marriage, which took place in Pekin, Ill.,
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Oct. 15, 1868. After the ceremony was performed, he took his bride to McLean County and settled on the extensive farm of his father in Cropsey Township. He and his brother, Daniel, cultivated this land until the brother's death. Mr. Meeker became a prosperous farmer and was an extensive stockman. In 1904 he retired from his farm and removed to the village of Cropsey, where he resided until his death, May 20, 1924.
Politically, Mr. Meeker was formerly a Democrat, but in later years became an ardent Prohibitionist. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meeker the following children were born: Moses B., well known merchant of Cropsey; Charles Edward; George Melvin, lives at Cropsey; Frank E., lives at Cropsey ; Mrs. Bertha Abbey, lives at Cropsey ; Harry Elmer, lives on the old homestead; Roy O., lives at Bloomington; Earl Lloyd, lives at Pontiac, Ill .; and Harvey Leo, lives at Cropsey, is a veteran of the World War, having served overseas. George Melvin, Frank E. and Harvey L. are connected in the general merchandise business at Cropsey, Ill., with Moses B. Meeker. There are 25 grandchildren in the Meeker family.
The Meeker family ranks among the representative citizens of Mc- Lean County and is widely known.
Henry P. Danforth, retired farmer, is a prominent pioneer citizen of McLean County. He was born in Tazewell County, Ill., Dec. 28, 1849, and is the son of Henry and Abigail (Hathaway) Danforth.
The Danforth family came to Illinois from Vermont in 1847, and located in Tazewell County. Henry Danforth followed farming during his entire life and died in Washington in 1899. His wife died in 1908. They were the parents of six children: Henry P., the subject of this sketch ; B. W., lives at Fairbury, Ill .; Lewis J., lives at Washington, Ill .; James, lives at Deer Creek, Ill .; Jonathan, deceased; and Mary Holland, deceased.
Henry P. Danforth grew up on his father's farm and received his education in the district schools. He has been a resident of Cropsey and the surrounding neighborhood since 1871, and for many years has been a leading and successful farmer. Mr. Danforth has lived retired since 1921.
On Jan. 31, 1877, Mr. Danforth was married to Miss Sarah Lanfear, a native of McLean County, born in 1857. To this union three children were born: Leslie, lives in Iowa; Henry Albert, lives in Michigan; and
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LeRoy, lives in Chicago. Mrs. Danforth died Sept. 8, 1888, and on Feb. 11, 1892, Mr. Danforth was married to Miss Lucia Scott, a native of Tazewell County, Ill., born in 1854. No children were born to this union.
Mr. Danforth is a Republican and has served as road commissioner and on the township school board for 40 years. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Church and are highly respected citizens of McLean County:
Calvin G. Lindsay, who specializes in the breeding of Percheron horses and Poland China hogs, is the owner of 100 acres of well improved land. He was born on the farm he now owns in Lexington Township, April 26, 1868, the son of James and Sarah (Wilson) Lindsay.
James Lindsay was a native of Scotland and came to the United States in 1842, settling in Pennsylvania, where he remained for 13 years. In 1855 he came to McLean County and with his brother, William, built the first house at Chenoa, and also the first school house in the vicinity of Prairie Hill. They broke up the prairie surrounding the school, in order to protect the building from grass fires. Shortly after coming to McLean County, Mr. Lindsay purchased the farm now owned by his son in Lexing- ton Township, and this tract of 100 acres has always remained in the name of the Lindsay family. Mr. Lindsay died April 28, 1896, at the age of 87 years and his wife died in 1908 at the age of 78 years. She was a native of Gettysburg, Pa. They were the parents of nine children, three of whom are now living, as follows: William, lives at Lexington; Louisa, the widow of A. W. Beach, lives in Lexington Township; and Calvin G., the subject of this sketch.
Calvin G. Lindsay has always lived on the same farm and after attend- ing the district schools engaged in general farming and stockraising. He engaged in the harness business at Lexington for two years, but then returned to the farm. Mr. Lindsay does general farming and is very successful.
On March 6, 1901, Mr. Lindsay was married to Miss Nettie Wier, a native of Lawndale Township, McLean County, and the daughter of James and Jeanette (McKay) Wier, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of McLean County. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay have one son, Lowin Wier, who lives at home. Mrs. Lindsay is president of the Ladies' Aid
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Society and is a director of Prairie Hall No. 218, district school. She is a graduate of Chenoa High School and taught for seven years before her marriage.
Mr. Lindsay is a member of the State and National Farm Bureau. He is a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Lindsay is a progressive and suc- cessful man of affairs and the Lindsay family ranks among the leading representative citizens of McLean County.
Dr. Frank Crist Fisher, widely known physician and surgeon of Bloomington, is a member of an old and honored pioneer family of Illinois. He was born at Wilmington, Ill., Nov. 23, 1868, and is the son of John C. and Anna F. (Ford) Fisher.
John C. Fisher was a native of Rochester, N. Y., and his wife was born at Fermoy, Ireland. In 1839 the Fishers came to Illinois and located at Wilmington in Will County, where John C. Fisher engaged in flour milling until 1883, when the mills were destroyed by fire. He then removed his family to Bloomington in 1888 and engaged in the grain and flour commission business until the time of his death, Aug. 18, 1912. His wife died June 20, 1892, and they are both buried at Wilmington, Ill. To Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were born the following children: John T., deceased; Mrs. C. H. Freeman, lives at Tampa, Fla .; George R., deceased; Mary C., deceased; Frank Crist, the subject of this sketch; Charles V., de- ceased; and Frances R. Fisher, lives in Bloomington.
Dr. Frank Crist Fisher was reared in Wilmington, Ill., and his early education was received in the public and high schools there. He was then employed as stenographer and buyer for the J. F. Humphreys & Co., whole- sale grocers of Bloomington, from 1891 until 1899. He then entered the College of Medicine, University of Illinois, at Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1903. Dr. Fisher practiced his profession at Joliet, Ill., from 1903 until 1907, and since that time has been located in Bloomington, where he has established an excellent practice. His offices are located at 217 North Main Street.
On June 27, 1894, Dr. Fisher was united in marriage at Bloomington, with Miss Cora Haefer, a native of Bloomington and the daughter of Napoleon B. and Elizabeth S. (Clark) Haefer, the former a native of
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Virginia and the latter of Kentucky. Mr. Haefer died July 10, 1898, and his wife died Nov. 21, 1894. Dr. and Mrs. Fisher have had two chil- dren: Dorothy Elizabeth, who died in 1919; and Edwin Haefer Fisher, now a student.
In politics Dr. Fisher is identified with the Republican party and he and his family hold membership in the First Baptist Church of Bloom- ington. He is affiliated with the Bloomington Lodge No. 43 A. F. & A. M., Bloomington Chapter No. 26 R. A. M., Bloomington Council R. G. M., and the Bloomington Consistory A. A. S. R. Dr. Fisher is a capable phy- sician and surgeon and has always been a close student of the advances made in the great science of the medical profession. He was examiner on U. S. Exemption Board, local No. 2, Bloomington, during the World war, 1917-1918.
J. C. Truckenbrod, a successful and well known farmer and stockman of Hudson Township, is a native of Bloomington. He was born Oct. 13, 1885, and is the son of Charles E. and Nettie (Haynes) Truckenbrod.
Charles E. Truckenbrod was born in St. Louis, Sept. 5, 1857, the son of Charles E. and Sophia Truckenbrod, natives of Germany. In 1860 the Truckenbrod family moved to Bloomington, where they still reside. Nettie (Haynes) Truckenbrod was born in Hudson Township, McLean County, Sept. 4, 1866, the daughter of John and M. (Hinthorn) Haynes, the former a native of England and the latter of McLean County. Mrs. Truck- enbrod's mother died when she was one year old and her father was later married to a widow, Mrs. Myers, and to that union three children were born, one of whom is now living, Miss Emma Haynes, who lives at Normal, Ill., and owns land now being farmed by J. C. Truckenbrod, the subject of this sketch.
J. C. Truckenbrod was reared on his father's farm and received his education in the public schools and Brown's Business Colege at Blooming- ton. He has always followed farming and is one of the successful stock -. men of the county. Mr. Truckenbrod owns 80 acres of land in Danvers Township and is now farming 303 acres in Hudson Township. He raises a good grade of stock.
On Jan. 12, 1915, Mr. Truckenbrod was married to Miss Martha Lastowski, a native of Bloomington, and the daughter of Charles and
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Caroline (Bartkowski) Lastowski, natives of Germany. The Lastowski family settled in Bloomington in 1881, where Mr. Latowski was employed as a brick mason. He and his wife now live there. Mr. and Mrs. Truck- enbrod have no children.
Mr. Truckenbrod is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. He is one of the sub- stantial citizens of McLean County, and the Truckenbrod family is repre- sentative of the best citizenship of this county.
W. E. Lasky is a successful and well known business man of Normal. He was born at Jerseyville, Ill., Oct. 23, 1878, and is the son of Edward and Margaret (McLean) Lasky.
Edward Lasky was born in Berlin, Germany, and when he was a boy learned the blacksmith trade. When he was 27 years of age he came to this country, where he died in 1880, leaving his widow and 12 children. In order to rear her large family, Mrs. Lasky was obliged to do washings and ironings, and as her children grew to young manhood they also carried their share of the burden. She died in Texas in 1909.
W. E. Lasky was the youngest of 12 children and when he was a boy he worked on farms to help his mother, and used to get up at two o'clock in the morning to deliver milk in Fort Worth, Texas, where he lived. He received his education in the public schools there and then drove a delivery wagon for his brother, Charles H. Lasky, a grocer of Fort Worth, Texas. In 1901 Mr. Lasky came to Normal and was employed in the grocery store of Frank Ward for six years, after which he went into business for him- self, locating at 811 South Main Street, Normal. Mr. Lasky has been located in his present location since 1909. He carries a high grade line of groceries and meats and is also a dealer in grain. Mr. Lasky owns 111 acres of well improved land in Old Town Township, McLean County, besides a great deal of business property at Normal and a fine residence.
On Sept. 11, 1898, Mr. Lasky was married to Miss Effie Deal, a native of Indiana. To this union one child has been born, Wayne Lasky. Mr. and Mrs. Lasky have also reared and educated two children, Gladys Lasky and Eileen McGinn.
In politics Mr. Lasky is identified with the Republican party. He is a self-made man and a substantial and reliable citizen of his community.
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Wallace J. Musselman is a well known and successful young business man of Lexington. He was born at Danvers, Ill., Aug. 18, 1898, the son of Willis and Alice (Meeks) Musselman.
Willis Musselman was born at Danvers, Ill., March 6, 1858, and died Dec. 12, 1918. He was a blacksmith by trade and was the son of Jacob Musselman, a native of Germany and a pioneer settler of Danvers. Alice (Meeks) Musselman is a native of McLean County and now lives at Danvers. To Willis and Alice (Meeks) Musselman two children were born: Marie, a teacher in the public schools at Danvers, Ill .; and Wallace J., the subject of this sketch.
Wallace J. Musselman received his education in the public schools at Danvers and worked with his father in the blacksmith shop and later conducted a garage with his father and Mr. Raffensperger at Danvers. In 1920 Mr. Musselman went to Chicago and attended the Worshan Em- balming College, from which he was graduated in 1921. The following year he came to Lexington and established his present business as funeral director and embalmer. Mr. Musselman is an energetic young business man and has already established himself among the successful men of his community.
On Sept. 15, 1920, Mr. Musselman was married to Miss Fern Norris, a native of Oklahoma, and to this union one child has been born, Martha Lee.
Mr. Musselman is a Democrat, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and he belongs to the Masonic lodge and the Knights of Pythias.
August Thieleman, deceased, was a well known farmer of Cropsey Township and the owner of 300 acres of well improved land, was born in Germany, Sept. 2, 1840. He came to America in 1868, and settled in LaSalle County, Ill., where he worked on a farm for a number of years. In 1875 he removed to McLean County and purchased 80 acres of land in Cropsey Township at $30.00 per acre. Mr. Thieleman was an extensive grain farmer. He died March 7, 1924.
On Feb. 26, 1871, Mr. Thieleman was united in marriage with Miss Adolphine Vieth, a native of Germany, born in 1849. To this union three children were born, as follows: Martha Eisenberg, lives at Hudson, Ill .;
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John, born Dec. 8, 1879, now farming the home place; and Elmer, born Aug. 4, 1885, lives near Anchor, Ill. Mrs. Thieleman died Oct. 18, 1903.
John Thieleman was educated in the public schools and on Aug. 24, 1904, was married to Miss Romilla Marton, a native of Bloomington, born May 19, 1880, and the daughter of Edward and Emma (Frenzel) Marton, natives of Germany, now deceased. Mr. Marton was employed in the shops of the Chicago & Alton Railroad for many years as a patternmaker and died at the age of 68 years. John and Romilla (Marton) Thieleman have three children: Ruth and Esther, twins, born Dec. 1, 1905; and Edward, born Feb. 22, 1907.
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